Thursday, December 01, 2016

It's always great to be recognized for one's accomplishments, but I feel so very honored and humbled to be included in the ranks of the most epic trolls of the Internet in 2016 by the Men of the West:

The 2016 Troll of the Year Nominations:

Donald J. Trump: for his presidential campaign. Who can forget the masterful way the President-Elect played the media over and over again? And let’s face it… his comment about Mexican rapists was classic old-school trolling. Make a comment that superficially sounds awful but on close examination isn’t, then stand back and watch the explosion. Or in this case… ride it to the White House. Well played Sir.

Godfrey Elfwick: for his epic trolling of the Guardian. We could just name these the Elfwicks and give them all to him. The man is like a troll savant. If we ever create a lifetime achievement award for trolling, it will really just be because we want to give it to him. This particularly incident was noteworthy even for him though. The real art is in the way the piece is written… it plays perfectly to the confirmation bias of the left… and yet has a trollish smell to it that cannot be missed by those of us on the right.

Vox Day and the Rabid Puppies: for nominating Chuck Tingle and My Little Pony for Hugo Awards. Space Raptor Butt Invasion was nominated for the Hugo Awards. Imagine the pretentious self-important types that hand out super important awards having to release that title or announce it at their stuffed-shirt ceremony. Oh wait… we don’t have to imagine it. We got to watch it live. Thanks Vox.

The Baltimore Lyin’ Murderers: for the “Cheating to Win” game. Its one thing to know the rules better than everyone else. Its another to use the rulebook as a blunt force weapon to bludgeon the league that uses it. Baltimore exploited a rule that does not add time back to the game clock after an offensive penalty. So they just told all their players to blatantly commit holding penalties while the QB ran around and let the clock run out. A million yellow flags hit the ground as soon as the play was over, but it didn’t matter. Game over. Baltimore wins. That’s some quality trolling. Also… Joe Flacco is not elite.

Senator Ted Cruz: for his speech at the GOP National Convention. Some called it political suicide. Some shouted praises of principled conservatism. But everyone shouted… and that is the finest evidence of trolling there is. The Senator from Texas as been an under-appreciated troll expert for years. Let’s face it, the guy read Green Eggs and Ham on the Senate floor.

Jill Stein: for raising money for recounts in states Donald Trump won. Campaign Finance Laws don’t apply to money being raised for recounts. Call it shameless self-promotion… or a exploiting liberal butthurt in a blatant money grab… either way it is clearly some quality trolling.

This is really a group nomination I'm proud to share with all the Rabid Puppies. But, as magnificent as our trolling was, it can hardly compare with that of St. Godfrey Elfwick the Wrongskinned or of the God-Emperor Ascendant himself. Sometimes, it's just honor just to be nominated.

Slightly related: on that Guardian link, one of the stories is a pathetic leftoid wondering "What happened to complexity?" Apparently shrieking "racist, etc.!" at every opponent, or even less-than-committed "allies", is promoting a nuanced view of things.

What if John Lennon had imagined a world with just a bit more self-awareness?

Have to admit, that Baltimore Ravens one was funny. Obviously didn't see it, until now. The only player not holding was the punter. In fact, one DL is slung to the turf, stands back up - still being held. KEKOf course, the winner can be none other than Trump, no one can top that.

Good work. This got me thinking if there is any appetite for a few more award categories since victory is sweetly remembered and repeated ritual humiliation of our enemies is even sweeter. I thought up a few below.

Best Shiv of 2016 (such as Trump telling Clinton she would be in jail or Jeb! can still be the first female President by Ann Coulter etc.)

The ‘stool in the corner’ Cuck award (Such as Matt Walsh running from a debate with VD, Glenn Beck in general)

Shitlord of the Year (CH might be covering this already as he generally has a shitlord of the week award but it is a competitive global field this year and some worthy contenders)

SJW/Gamma Full Scalzi of the Year Award (Alot of competition in this with TrigglyPuff and SJW reactions to Brexit not to mention the ongoing meltdown regarding Trump)

Celebri-Pig of the Year (Leslie Jones for being the first male in an all female cast and the Dunham horror etc.)

Official Cartoon/Satire (Again some good work in this category, Shitlord mag vol.3 comes to mind as does 'Crybullies')

The Golden Pepe: Premier Award for the Best Meme (Some great Pepe memes such as the wanted poster, Draft our wife's daughter memes and the Orc, immigration is rape culture etc)

On another note that Godfrey Guardian column could have almost have been written by Scalzi. The gamma tough guy but emotionally crippled submissive to my wife act... always the victim yet always the secret king.

@20-I thought the My Little Pony nomination was in earnest. What was the category? Short dramatic presentation? Which usually ends up meaning tv episodes, right? How many quality sci-fi/fantasy tv series are airing these days?. Maybe My Little Pony is the best; I wouldn't know. But I can see how it would be a troll, for obvious reasons. It could trigger feminists, at least.

I think these nominations ought to be limited to specific instances of trollitude. I mean, Trump's entire campaign? That's like a year and a half (or more unofficially) and a million individual trollings.

tublecane @30: "Could anyone explain to me how exploiting a loophole to win a football game is trolling?"

Considering that the definition of trolling comes from fishing slowly from a boat to get the fish to rise to the bait, its application to getting a rise from somebody else is fitting. In this case, it's going to get a response from the NFL Competition Committee to close that loophole after it was so blatantly exploited.

Not that the Ravens were intentionally prodding the NFL to change the rule, but that will be the end result.

ChickenChicken Sweep wrote:What if John Lennon had imagined a world with just a bit more self-awareness?Imagine self-awareness,You can do it if you tryImagine what you look likeas you bully, censor, disemployImagine all the people laughing as you cry...

Imagine there's no MarxistsIt isn't hard to doFreedom of associationand of religion tooImagine all the people living life in peace, you

You may say I'm a racistBut I'm not the only oneI hope some day you'll join usTill diversity is gone

Imagine no EqualityI wonder if you canNo envy or repressionA brotherhood of manImagine just White people living life in peace

You may say I'm a racistBut I'm not the only oneI hope some day you'll join usTill diversity is gone

Speaking of the trollable, Lena Dunham is still out in Sedona, has posted some drunken rants to Instagram calling herself "a human wastebasket" after 1.5 glasses of wine. Good to see the effects of the election continue to work nearly 30 days later.

I'm sure Milo has plenty of nominations coming his way in the future. I mean... but come now... thing what this "slight" could bring us. A little more motivation for someone like Milo cannot possibly be a bad thing.

@TublecaneI thought the My Little Pony nomination was in earnest. What was the category? Short dramatic presentation? Which usually ends up meaning tv episodes, right? How many quality sci-fi/fantasy tv series are airing these days?. Maybe My Little Pony is the best; I wouldn't know.

It wasn't just that it was MLP that was the troll. The specific episode was pretty blatant anti-socialist/marxist.

I watched the episode. I'm a fan of the show. Which is surprisingly right wing for mainstream television. MLP is, essentially, about how to be virtuous in an imperfect world. And that particular episode was about the flaws inherent in socialism. Not kidding.

I watched the episode. I'm a fan of the show. Which is surprisingly right wing for mainstream television. MLP is, essentially, about how to be virtuous in an imperfect world. And that particular episode was about the flaws inherent in socialism. Not kidding.

"•Donald J. Trump: for his presidential campaign. Who can forget the masterful way the President-Elect played the media over and over again? And let’s face it… his comment about Mexican rapists was classic old-school trolling. Make a comment that superficially sounds awful but on close examination isn’t, then stand back and watch the explosion. Or in this case… ride it to the White House. Well played Sir."

I couldn't have said that better.

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